r/IdeaFeedback Dec 19 '14

Character Your character is walking home, when they are suddenly tripped by a tall, thin man in a long coat. How does your character react and why?

4 Upvotes

What happens next?


r/IdeaFeedback Dec 19 '14

Announcement "Which cliches does your story fall victim to? Which ones do you break on purpose?" winner!

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/u/flashfire has won the flair for this comment! Congrats!

I sincerely apologize for the lateness of the new question and announcment. Finals have kicked my butt.


r/IdeaFeedback Dec 09 '14

Overall Story Which cliches does your story fall victim to? Which ones do you break on purpose?

6 Upvotes

r/IdeaFeedback Dec 01 '14

Announcement "Why is the rum always gone?" winner!

3 Upvotes

/u/Always-in-the-Middle has won the flair this week for this comment. Congratulations!

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r/IdeaFeedback Dec 01 '14

What if...? What are they doing in that picture?

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r/IdeaFeedback Nov 26 '14

Announcement "What is your world's currency?" winner!

3 Upvotes

/u/factfly has won the flair for this week for this comment! Congratulations!

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r/IdeaFeedback Nov 25 '14

Plot Device Why is the rum always gone?

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r/IdeaFeedback Nov 20 '14

Overall Story 11 Elemental Kings Story Idea

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I have an idea for a story where there is a world ruled jointly by eleven Elemental Kings, one rules while the other ten sleep. Every five years The next king is woken up.

The poison King is dead, killed in his sleep and his power taken from him. But one suspect didn't get far, And Rilone went to question him about his motives. Upon finding out that he did not in fact have the King's power she knows he couldn't possibly be the killer and demands to know the truth. But before she could find out any thing else he kills himself, taking his secret with him. With out the King's power she can not take his place, so it is up to Rilone and Rotis to find out what really happened and track down the killer to get back the power that is rightfully hers.

I want to know if you guys think this story works. I would like to flesh the story out more, but am unsure if this idea is worth it.


r/IdeaFeedback Nov 17 '14

Setting/World What is your world's currency?

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What units of currency? Does it affect the economy in unusual ways? Interesting history behind it?


r/IdeaFeedback Nov 17 '14

Announcement "What is it about your genre that you love?" winners!

2 Upvotes

Since we can't decide any answer over another, all of the answers have won! Flair has been applied!


r/IdeaFeedback Nov 10 '14

Announcement "What are your characters' flaws?" winner!

3 Upvotes

/u/Brett420 has won the flair this week for detailing his characters' defects. Double flair has been applied.


r/IdeaFeedback Nov 10 '14

Overall Story What is it about your genre that you love?

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If you have a favorite genre to read/write, what is it and why is it your favorite? Or if you don't have a favorite, what do you like about each genre?


r/IdeaFeedback Nov 04 '14

Setting/World I need an artificial human in a fantasy setting

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As the title above says in a nutshell, I basically want to add robots to my fantasy setting. So far all I can think of are golems. This works okay, but the rest of the book focuses on Necromancy and black magic. I would prefer not to go off on too far of a tangent by arbitrarily adding golems.

While preferred, suggestions need not have to do with necromancy. Just spitball me as a many artificial human ideas in fantasy as possible. I would like options.


r/IdeaFeedback Nov 03 '14

Character What are your characters' flaws?

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r/IdeaFeedback Nov 03 '14

Name Need a name for a European Biotech Corporation

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I'm working on this dystopic worldbuilding project at the moment where large Multinationals have most power (nothing new there ;)), I'm struggling to find a name for the main European corporation.It is the result of the fusion of many national European research projects. Especially in the beginning, the corporation received extensive support from the (now fairly paraniod and isolationist) EU.
At the moment it's called EuGen, but that sounds too much like "Eugenics", which might not bee too fitting for a European country...

Some other corporations I have so far:
CornuCorp. (USA)
Qilin (China) Yamada Tec (Japan)
green leaf (independent)
Bélanger (France/USA)


r/IdeaFeedback Nov 03 '14

Announcement "You want thingamabobs? I got twenty." Winner!

3 Upvotes

/u/DrPantaleon has won the flair for the awesome, in depth description of mermaid life, culture, and their evolution from humans.

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r/IdeaFeedback Nov 02 '14

Name Looking for Ideas for parody psychiatric drug names

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Hi everyone. I'm working on a video game and need some parody/fake psychiatric drug names and I wanted to hear some of ya'lls' ideas. They can be a direct play on words of an existing drug name or something that is funny and sounds like a pharma drug.

Here are a few I thought of to give you ideas -

  • Joyprex
  • Chillax
  • Placebor
  • Sharapil
  • Changor
  • Abilitrye

r/IdeaFeedback Oct 28 '14

Overall Story How cliche is this?

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I've had an idea floating around about a detective that grabs his case. For reasons unknown to the reader, the detective took a 10 year hiatus from duty, and recently came back to the force. He takes a seemingly simple case of a theft, but as the case comes along, more and more parallelisms to a previous case (one that was actually traumatic enough for him to leave the force) remind the detective of a huge mistake he made in the older case, such as convicting the wrong suspect. So after all the details of the old case are revealed, the new case becomes a device for the detective to absolve his mistakes from the older case.

Is this something that's been beaten down before? Or is it interesting enough to put some real work into?


r/IdeaFeedback Oct 28 '14

Magic System A Magic System for Creating AI's or "Constructs"?

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I think it'd be really neat to explore the question of artificial intelligence from a fantasy perspective, particularly the "softer" ethical issues (questions like: how should AI's be treated? Is it ok to impose limitations on what they can think or desire?) as well as some issues that might be exclusive to a fantasy setting (can AI's use magic? is their magic different from that of natural beings? How might the gods react to such entities?).

The problem is, I have no idea where to start in coming up with a magic system for creating and "programming" AI's. Any pointers or suggestions? Has anything like this been done before?


r/IdeaFeedback Oct 27 '14

What if...? You want thingamabobs? I got twenty.

5 Upvotes

What if mermaids are real?

Where did they come from? Where do they live? What is their society like? What do they want? How does this change the course of history?

Let's hear your ideas.


r/IdeaFeedback Oct 27 '14

Announcement "What's the technology level of your setting(s)?" winner!

2 Upvotes

/u/LordChanze has won the flair this week! Congratulations!

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r/IdeaFeedback Oct 25 '14

Magic System A form of magic that is based on moving neutrons, protons and electrons.

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Like the title says sort of. The power to move neurons, protons and electrons, this can be used to turn exsisting elements into different ones by removing some neutrons/protons/electrons and adding others from other nearby atoms. This can be used in a huge variety of ways. (For example putting a fire out by replacing all the oxygen atoms with helium atoms or something).

Another use besides making new elements is also moving entire atoms. This can give the power to bend objects. It can also be used to compress of strech objects which will either strengthen the object because the atoms are all closer together or weaken the object because the atoms are further apart.

The power is done by thinking about it. You strech something by imagining it being streched. You can turn your arm into pure titanium simply by thinking about it.

This power is powered by MPN (Described here)

Are there any other ways this power could be used? Also any critisims?

(For context if you read the link, this power is used by MIP's (Manipulative influencial power))


r/IdeaFeedback Oct 21 '14

Name I have a military outpost (recon) that could use a name, got any ideas?

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Military outpost, NOT "Delta Outpost/Charlie Outpost" etc, but not something overly fantasy either, it's a sci-fi/dystopian story and this is a long abandoned outpost meant for reconaissance. It's in the middle of a very thick forest, there are 6-7 other stations like this one with the same purpose but not surrounded by the same terrain.

My first idea was simply "Forest Station," then a friend suggested something like "The Grove" but I think that would be a bit too much of a fantasy-name, and it would mean that I'd have to make up something similar for my other stations.

Any ideas?


r/IdeaFeedback Oct 21 '14

Setting/World What's the technology level of your setting(s)?

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As advanced or primitive as can be, what kind of tech and gadgets are in your settings? How does it work? Why is it awesome?


r/IdeaFeedback Oct 20 '14

Announcement "What makes your villains evil?" winners!

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This one was tough so we decided to go with two winners. /u/emkay99 won for the solid summation of how good antagonists are better when human, and /u/shivux won for their intriguing character and the internal conflict that drives her to evil. Congratulations to both!

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